“How much planning or plotting do you do before beginning the first draft?” – Question by Cheyenne Trumbo I think this is a question many writers ask of each other. In a craft where so much is down to personal preference, how …
The Year of 2014
Oh, sod it! The bloody thing’s stuck again! Bonus nerd points if you get that reference (the colour is a clue) January – February January was a massive time of transition. My fiancé and I had plans to move in together …
Weekend WIP #5: Plotting Meets Setting
Today’s my mum’s birthday (hi, mum) and so I’ve been at my parent’s house this weekend. We went to London yesterday to celebrate, with dad and O.H. Since O.H. was coming over to join us for the trip, he also brought me…. …
Weekend WIP #1: TFG – Magic Systems
Over the past two months, I’ve been planning a novel, currently referred to as TFG, with a focus on birds, cats and seasons. As you do. When I began the planning of this idea in April, I decided to really plot …
Patience in Projects
I spend a lot of my time watching comedy DVDS. A comedy show takes time to write. It is is tested out on friends and family, then a long string of tour dates to tweak the jokes and see what …
TFG :: A Lesson in Plotting
You may be aware that alongside my daily 429 words of Planes Shifter, I’ve been planning a new novel, which I’m lovingly referring to online as TFG. All I’ll say is that one of the characters is based on this star… …